In his third State of the State address, Gov. Josh Green talked about struggling Hawaii families and tax cuts he says will save them $88 million a year. By Mahealani Richardson and HNN Staff ...

But Hawaii, the nation’s 50th state, remains reliably and historically Democratic, more so since its most famous resident and former President Barack Obama, became the party’s nominee in 2006.

Hawaii officially became a U.S. state on this day in history, August 21, 1959, after more than half a century as a territory. The day is known as "Statehood Day." ...

The bill calls for the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp. to provide grants and loans to for-profit companies or state entities to develop the envisioned housing, which would require ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Should the Hawaii state flag get a new look? There’s a proposal this legislative session that would create a commission to lead the process of redesigning the state flag.

HONOLULU (CN) — Hawaii made history Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. state to implement a "Green Fee," which will charge visitors an additional tax to help protect the state's environment and build ...

But when Hawaii became a state, he supported the change wholeheartedly. His son Ben ran for the U.S. Senate last year against Democrat Daniel Inouye and lost. Always a vigorous man, ...